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a timely act and reflection. ticketmaster's slap on the wrist[0] is a relevant event that only happened a few days ago. let's not take the reminder gently that corporations today have more rights and power than people do.

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25646810

Super sick. I've used this with my friends. How long was development?
What about fields such as history or anthropology?

Ask HN: How to contribute to an academic field without Masters/PhD?

How does one make meaningful contributions to an academic field without being part of the academy (eg a graduate program, etc)? I'm a professional software engineer, but I have interests in history, anthropology, cognitive science, philosophy, etc. How can I make meaningful contributions in any of these? Are there examples of this?

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Ask HN: What startup/technology is on your 'to watch' list?

For me a couple of interesting technology products that help me in my day-to-day job1. Hasura 2. Strapi 3. Forest Admin (super interesting although I cannot ever get it to connect to a hasura backend on Heroku ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 4. Integromat 5. AppgyverThere are many others that I have my eye on such as NodeRed[6], but have yet to use. I do realise that these are all low-code related, however, I would...

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Ask HN: What startup/technology is on your 'to watch' list?

For me a couple of interesting technology products that help me in my day-to-day job1. Hasura 2. Strapi 3. Forest Admin (super interesting although I cannot ever get it to connect to a hasura backend on Heroku ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 4. Integromat 5. AppgyverThere are many others that I have my eye on such as NodeRed[6], but have yet to use. I do realise that these are all low-code related, however, I would...

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Re:How to Interview Engineers on Monday October 12, 2020 @12:55PM (#24756498)
Are you surprised given how the space he's in trains him to put out material like this (and actually think like this)?

Ask HN: Legal for paid app to host freeuser created-content from public website?

Is it illegal for a proprietary platform to host user created-content that was originally uploaded to a public website?Context: I believe my Anki (https://apps.ankiweb.net/) deck was converted into a Reji (https://reji.me/) deck and used in their premium (must pay for) application.1) Is it legal for other companies to use open source Anki decks as part of their own content that users must pay...

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Also interested in this!
Re:Ask HN: What are fastest paths to financial success? on Wednesday June 10, 2020 @06:35PM (#23482983)
Is there a faster way beyond the first three steps? Surely there is a more nuanced "meta" (for lack of a better term) in making money in software?

Ask HN: What are fastest paths to financial success?

At Digg, one mentor gave me the savvy advice that the fastest path to financial success was working for four years at three different just-about-to-IPO companies. A surefire way to retire by forty. (This is, for the record, pretty good advice.)https://lethain.com/forty-year-career/What are other fastest paths to financial success? Currently am a software engineer, so looking for advice in this...

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Ask HN: What are fastest paths to financial success?

At Digg, one mentor gave me the savvy advice that the fastest path to financial success was working for four years at three different just-about-to-IPO companies. A surefire way to retire by forty. (This is, for the record, pretty good advice.)https://lethain.com/forty-year-career/What are other fastest paths to financial success? Currently am a software engineer, so looking for advice in this...

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Ask HN: What are fastest paths to financial success?

At Digg, one mentor gave me the savvy advice that the fastest path to financial success was working for four years at three different just-about-to-IPO companies. A surefire way to retire by forty. (This is, for the record, pretty good advice.)https://lethain.com/forty-year-career/What are other fastest paths to financial success? Currently am a software engineer, so looking for advice in this...

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Re:The Cost of Avoiding Sensitive Questions on Tuesday December 17, 2019 @08:32PM (#21820937)
What are some sensitive questions you've asked?
Re:rideOS launches RideHail API and open-source apps on Thursday August 15, 2019 @02:48PM (#20708343)
This is truly an innovative and relevant technology
Re:How to balance full-time work with creative projects on Tuesday November 27, 2018 @10:21PM (#18549045)
Can you tell me more about how you did this? Would love to chat about this option because it's very appealing to me.
Re:How to balance full-time work with creative projects on Tuesday November 27, 2018 @10:19PM (#18549034)
How did you find the job that offered part-time? Is there a list somewhere for this?
Re:How to balance full-time work with creative projects on Tuesday November 27, 2018 @10:17PM (#18549026)
What are some examples of jobs you can automate?